Ubon June08

This is a picture of the new front yard! We added a little house! It has a hammock and electricity! We spend a lot of time in this little house! We eat in there and we enjoy the mornings and the evenings, until the mosquitos come out! Right now Ubon is absolutely gorgeous! Everywhere you look there are fields of green rice plants! It is so beautiful!

Here is a picture of the river near Ket's house and the Lotus are so beautiful! They are everywhere! It is so wonderful to drive around Ubon on a motorbike with the wind blowing through our hair seeing all the beauty!! I love Ubon for the fresh air, the beauty and the people below!

This is Ket's older brother Gai and his family. His wife is pregnant and is due in October! I will be back in Thailand and be back in Ubon for the birth! How exciting!!

This is me and my Thai mom! She is great! She takes care of me, listens and understands my Thai language and she is a great cook! I look forward to the day when my real mom and my Thai mom can meet again! They met once last year but it was very short!

This is Ket, mom, and me! We are three peas in a pod! Can't you tell the resemblance? They are my family here in Thailand but nothing can compare to my amazing family in America and Africa! I love all of you and miss all of you so much!

Ning and Golf's Baby

This is my friend Ning's baby! Her name is Esther! I am super excited to meet her! I was in Ning's wedding May 07 and now she has a baby! It is so exciting! This is when she was only about 2 hours old. Ning had to have a C-section because she was in so much pain but not dilating. I was not able to see Ning because she was still in recovery. I think I will go this week to hold Esther and be with Ning! It is so fun to be there during your friends life stages! Ning is a great friend! I love her so much!
Welcome Baby Esther!!

A True Fan!!

I think that you will never believe the story I am about to tell you. As most of you know I LOVE basketball and ever since I was about 5 I loved the Lakers. Of course because I lived in LA and my dad loved them and because they are the best team! :)
But all that is beside the point! I know live in Thailand and so watching the games in a sports bar is not going to happen, especially since the game is on in the morning here. So, I go up to Ubon because I will teach up there for a week and it happens to be the same week the Lakers are in the finals. So I thought, I will get a hotel room one night and we can watch the game in the morning before we check out. My friend said that would be okay! Well, it would be okay if anyone in Ubon had American television. We called 5 or 6 hotels to see if they had ESPN. They not only didn't have it but had never heard of it. These hotels called themselves 5-Star hotels. At the house in Ubon there is not internet, well now there is but it is dial-up and so slow that we can not really use it. So of course, my favorite place, Starbucks, saves the day! They have high speed internet, good coffee, a good atmosphere, and good snacks. So, to Starbucks we went. We sat there for 3 hours and read the play by play of game 3! By the way they won that game!! Go Lakers! Not as exciting as watching the game but when you are a fan, living in Thailand, with no other options, you gotta do what you can!

Bangkok Christian International School

Well, these are 16 out of 18 students in my Geometry class at BCIS! They made teaching a joy for me! I had to have the job because I needed a work permit to stay in Thailand. The school was gracious enough to give me one class! The school has gone out of their way to help me and make my life easier! I am so grateful for them! These students are from Korea, China, the Philipians, and Thailand. I love these kids so much! We had a great time together and I think we did some learning in the process! It was great and I will always love these kids and I will think of them often!

Pastor Jay and Pastor Steve

These two men came to Thailand last year for the first time. They taught Pastor Kajohn and P'Gai, my Thai pastors, while they studied in America. They come to teach on Character Development and Acts. This year they came again and the bond with them is stronger. They are two of my favorite people! The joy and encouragement of the Lord is everywhere they go! They ooze with love and encouragement! They are very special to me and I love them very much! Thanks for coming! Looking forward to spending time with you this summer and of course next year when you come! I love you guys!

Tai Church Camp

Tai Church Camp was great! I was of course in charge of the children's program! I love kids! They are so much fun and I am so happy when I see then learning and having a good time! The theme was a Treasure Hunt. We had a treasure chest full of pearls with Faith, Hope, and Love as the most beautiful and most precious pearls. Then Jack Sparrow (a Thai version of Jack) came and stole the chest. And on the last day we found the chest in the sand at the beach! It was great! We had a fantastic time! Of course there were some bad moments but do we talk about those on blogs...no way!!

This kid has got to be one of the most lovable kids! At the last wedding in our church he told his mom and dad that he wants to marry me! I love him but he is a little too young and I don't really want to wait that much longer!

Here are most of the kids! This is the last day and we are all tired but we are happy! Aren't they so cute! I love them all!!

My other job was to teach English for 1 hour every day! These students are from Garrison, a small city in the Northeast of Thailand! They were fun to be with and to get to know!

These are my kids from Lampang! I have a very good relationship with these kids because I have taught them English on my many visits to Lampang in the last year! I love them all! They are very bright kids! I love challenging them!

Summer Time

Summer time in Thailand is March and April. We had such a fun time teaching the kids English, Math, Thai and about Jesus! Two students believed in Jesus and it amazing!! We had a great time together! Friendships were formed that will last a long time!